Mitrokhin's handwritten copy of the KGB First Chief Directorate Lexicon

Mitrokhin’s KGB archive opens to public

07 July 2014

KGB files from the famous Mitrokhin Archive – described by the FBI as ‘the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source’ – will today open to the public for the first time.

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Strings that surprise: how a theory scaled up

04 March 2014

In August 1984 two physicists arrived at a formula that transformed our understanding of string theory, an achievement now recognised by a major award. Professor Michael Green of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics explains how string theory has taken unexpected directions. 

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Dr Pete Wothers giving a chemistry demonstration to an audience at the Cambridge Science Festival including David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science.

Twenty top tips for interpreting scientific claims

21 November 2013

Aiming to improve policy-makers’ understanding of the imperfect nature of science, academics from the Universities of Cambridge and Melbourne have created a list of concepts that they believe should be part of the education of civil servants, politicians, policy advisers and journalists

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Euro bank notes and coins

Sleepwalking into the Euro nightmare

09 November 2013

Eurozone countries are still careering towards a financial and social ‘nightmare’ of their own making according to a leading academic speaking at Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ on November 11.

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